VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8289

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability2.24%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2016-06-20

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

The password-recovery feature on NETGEAR D3600 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and D6000 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and earlier allows remote attackers to discover the cleartext administrator password by reading the cgi-bin/passrec.asp HTML source code.

Weakness classification

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Primary references

cret@cert.org — Vendor Advisory
cret@cert.org — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource